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StatsCan comes in at low end of expectations for canola

Oct. 2, 2015 at 10:10 am CDT

CNS Canada — Despite an upward revision of nearly a million tonnes in Statistics Canada’s latest report, most analysts expect canola production will keep climbing further. StatsCan on Friday morning released its updated grain/oilseed production estimates, with data collected through surveys taken between Sept. 3 and 13. Canola production numbers […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola climbs despite harvest pressure

Sep. 30, 2015 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

Sep. 30, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola crush margins improve

Sep. 25, 2015 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Managing risk basis: Demystifying the variables

Sep. 25, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

By Duncan Morrison

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking overpriced

Sep. 23, 2015 at 6:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower in sympathy with CBOT soybeans during the week ended Wednesday, and could have more room to the downside as the Canadian oilseed remains overpriced compared to its U.S. counterpart. The canola premium compared to soybeans is the same now as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola exports seen moving slower than expected

Sep. 21, 2015 at 5:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Sales of canola out of the world’s top canola-exporting country are moving slower than merchants had anticipated — and market watchers attribute Canada’s sluggish pace to high prices and low global demand. “The export story right now is quiet,” said Peter Schutz, canola merchant at Richardson International, […]

By Jade Markus

ICE weekly outlook: Growers hanging onto supplies

Sep. 16, 2015 at 6:51 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chalked up gains for the week ended Wednesday, as farmers hung onto supplies in the quest to draw out better prices. The January canola contract was the most consistent mover, finishing higher for the seventh consecutive session on Wednesday. Either “producers are […]

By Dave Sims

Legumex to sell processing plants, wind down company

Sep. 14, 2015 at 5:59 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Prairie special crops firm Legumex Walker said Monday it has agreed to sell its pulse and special crop processing plants and expects to sell its U.S. canola-crushing facility, allowing it to wind down the company. Winnipeg-based Legumex plans to sell its special crops division, which includes […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

Sep. 11, 2015 at 2:52 am CDT

Reuters — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in allowing an insecticide developed by Dow AgroSciences onto the market, canceling its approval and giving environmentalists a major victory. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, is significant […]

By Carey Gillam